Black widows: Russians hunt potential Sochi bombers

Fears raised over safety of Sochi Winter Olympics as police continue search for widow of militant

Russian police in Sochi
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THE hunt for three women suspected of planning terrorist attacks at the Sochi Winter Olympics has put one of the country's most feared spectres back in the spotlight - the so-called "black widows".

The nickname has been given to female suicide bombers who have in the past committed many of the Russia's worst terror attacks in revenge for the deaths of their husbands.

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